Dustin Poirier is disputing Justin Gaethje’s declare of being probably the most thrilling fighter of all time.
While you desire a assured banger contained in the Octagon, you name Dustin Poirier or Justin Gaethje, however which one is probably the most thrilling fighter of all time? Maybe we’ll get a solution sooner fairly than later as each fighters have overtly expressed curiosity in operating again their 2018 prompt traditional. Nonetheless, Dustin Poirier believes the reply is already clear.
“F*ck all that, man. F*ck the shortlist, I’m the man!” Poirier instructed MMA on SiriusXM. “Earlier than Justin Gaethje was combating in MMA I used to be placing on Combat of the Years. I used to be headlining occasions in 2012 placing on Combat of the Years, I don’t even know if Gaethje was combating then. I’ve been doing this” (h/t MMA Mania).
Dustin Poirier Completely happy to Settle for Potential Combat of the Century with Justin Gaethje
In the event you want additional proof, ‘The Diamond’ suggests you return 5 years to when the 2 light-weight icons shared the Octagon at UFC on Fox 29. Poirier scored a fourth-round knockout over Gaethje in a struggle that may be instantly hailed as an all-timer.
“Look, each time he fights I’m going to tune in, however I finished the man in a Combat of the Yr,” he concluded. “What’re you speaking about? Don’t shoot the messenger, man.”
A half-decade faraway from their first conflict within the cage, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje are able to do it once more with a heap of bragging rights on the road. In a latest interview, ‘The Spotlight’ advised {that a} struggle with Poirier is the one which makes probably the most sense for him at this level. ‘The Diamond’ confirmed that he’s very happy to simply accept Gaethje’s problem, assuming they arrive to phrases with each other and their employer.
“If we iron a couple of issues out, for certain, I’d take that struggle,” Poirier concluded.
